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Basketball Intelligence For 3/26/23

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

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Mar 26, 2023
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

ATL: Hawks rally to outscore Pacers despite Trae Young’s ejection
Lauren Jackson, AJC

BKN: Nets destroy Heat to move back into sixth spot in playoff race
Brian Lewis, NY Post

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BOS: Derrick White Needs to Play As Much As Possible for Celtics to Win
Bobby Manning, CLNS

BOS: As Marcus Smart goes, so go the Celtics
Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe

CHI: Patrick Beverley relishes the old and new in his return to Chicago
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune

CHI: Beverley focused on impacting winning, not credit
KC Johnson, NBC Sports

DAL: Dončić’s joyless season continues while the Mavericks are running out of time
Tim Cato, The Athletic

DAL: HARDY GLAD HE DOVE INTO PRO BASKETBALL RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL
Dwain Price, Mavs.com

DAL: Has Doncic finally reached the tipping point in his persistent griping to referees?
Brad Townsend, Morning News

through his five NBA seasons, especially this one and particularly of late, when Doncic channels his fire breathing toward referees and less so the game at hand, it sometimes makes one of the world’s most captivating players borderline unwatchable.

It’s off-putting. Counterproductive. A detriment to Doncic, the Mavericks and basketball itself.

“He’s complained on every call,” ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy said of Doncic more than once during Wednesday night’s broadcast of Golden State’s win in Dallas

DEN: Jokic, Nuggets throttle NBA-best Bucks
Mike Singer, Denver Post

DEN: Aaron Gordon: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is “levels ahead of anything I’ve ever seen”
Mike Singer, Denver Post

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GSW: If the Warriors want to shoot more free throws, they need to play differently
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports

IND: Mailbag, on the present and future of the Pacers
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote

IND: Nwora goes off, but Pacers can't slow Hawks
Dustin Diporak, IndyStar

LAC: Clippers’ blowout loss to Pelicans an ominous sign ahead of critical week
Andrew Greif, LA Times

MIA: Heat’s defensive slippage continues in ugly and costly loss to Nets
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald

MIA: Scenes From The 20-Year Career Of Udonis Haslem, The Undrafted Player Who Became The Heart Of A Franchise
Couper Moorhead, Heat.com

MIA: Examining problems plaguing Heat
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

MIN: What's Naz Reid’s Role Going Forward?
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage

NOP: Ingram and Murphy help Pelicans bury Clippers under barrage of 3-point makes
Christian Clark, The Advocate

NOP: CJ McCollum diary: You need to be healthy in order to compete for a championship
Marc J. Spears, Andscape

OKC: How Lu Dort built massive NBA lead in drawing illegal screens
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman

PHI: Sixers drop second straight despite big Maxey night
Noah Levick, NBC Sports

PHI: Despite Tyrese Maxey’s 37 points, Sixers lose second game in as many nights
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer

PHI: Sixers blown out by Suns in bogus team effort
Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice

PHI: Rebounding (good), defensive communication (bad)
Derek Bodner, The Daily Six

PHO: Suns post much-needed win against 76ers
Doug Haller, The Athletic

PHO: Suns find winning breakthrough vs. 76ers
Kellan Olson, Arizona Sports

PHO: Suns snap three-game skid, blast 76ers by 20 points
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic

POR: Blazers Lottery Odds And The Race For Wembanyama
Adrian Bernecich, Blazer’s Edge

SAC: How Steve Kerr helped Kings' Mike Brown smoothly shift coaching career
Tom Dierberger, NBC Sports

SAC: Kings on brink of playoffs
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee

TOR: Chris Boucher is his name. Wreaking havoc for the Raptors is his game
Doug Smith, Toronto Star

UTA: In loss to Kings, Kessler scores career-high 31, Brantley gives the Jazz a boost off the bench
Sarah Todd, Deseret News

WAS: For Wizards to have hope for the future, they’ll need more L’s in the present
David Aldridge, The Athletic


LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

Sunday Notes
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe


THE DRAFT

Scout-Takes: Jordan Walsh
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings

The west’s three best college players — by far — are not likely to be first-round draft picks
Greg Hansen, Tucson.com

Scouting Report: Keyonte George
RezBall

Draft Consensus Big Board
Jon Chepkevich, rookiescale.com


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